I’m going to be a Gastroenterologist! Humbled to resume clinical training as IM resident & future GI fellow
@YaleIMed
@YaleMedPSTP
. Below a memory from my first med school rotation at Yale! Very fitting to return now as a physician by way of
@MayoClinicGIHep
#Match2023
(1/3🧵)
Happy to share that I’ll be taking another step towards my goal of becoming a Physician-Scientist this summer! A big thanks to my mentors, colleagues, friends, and family. It really does take a village!
#Match2023
Humbled to receive T32 equivalent funding for my future research during GI fellowship! Such initiatives are unparalleled milestones in supporting international medical trainees. Thank you,
@YSM_OPSSD
@YaleIMed
@YaleMedPSTP
@YaleDigestive
for the honor.
Great science, networking & rewarding
#TLM22
. Thank you
@AASLDtweets
&
@AASLDFoundation
for the Early Career Award in Clinical & Translational Science! The trifecta is now achieved with the Early Career Award in Basic Science @ TLM21! All thanks to
@Dr_Vijay_Shah
,
@hmalhi
& labs!
The Liver Meeting =
@Dr_Vijay_Shah
lab breakfast tradition! Career, science and life discussions over eggs & coffee! Thank you Dr. Shah, we are all privileged to be a part of this incredible group.
#TLM22
@AASLDtweets
@MayoClinicGIHep
Words cannot describe my excitement for my brother, who will be soon starting his internal medicine residency! Hands down he is going to be one of the sharpest incoming interns of the season. The proudest brother in the world over here!
#match2023
Matched to Rochester General- Internal Medicine program!
This post is solely dedicated to my mentors who have helped me with everything from my decision to apply, building my application, interview prep, guidance and support through the process and so much more!
Dr.
@Dr_Vijay_Shah
will deliver the prestigious Klatskin/Boyer Lecture
@YaleIMed
@YaleDigestive
on 04/26 & Medical Grand Rounds on his vision for practice innovation as a healthcare leader on 04/27. Links below! Look forward to learning from bossman & my mentor as always!
Many congratulations to my mentor- Dr.
@hmalhi
for becoming an elected member of the prestigious American Society of Clinical Investigation as a recognition of her contributions! What an incredible role model!
@MayoClinicGIHep
@the_asci
Multiomics studies have the potential to guide a lot of future research, if we are looking at the results right! Thanks to all my colleagues & Dr.
@Dr_Vijay_Shah
for his mentorship. Grateful for the shoutout & chance to to present
@AASLDtweets
@AASLDFoundation
#TLMDX
#LiverMtg21
(04/02)
#AlcoholAwarenessMonth
Everyone says about wine “a glass a day is good for you.” But how many times can you fill that glass? Let’s dissect this statement together based on published literature- a 🧵.
#RethinkThatDrink
with this Monet inspired
#AI
image that I generated.
For those interested in single-cell mutiomics and/or ALD science, I’ll be presenting our recent work from
@Dr_Vijay_Shah
’s lab this Sunday, Nov 14, from 1-2:30 PM EST at
#LiverMtg21
. Many other interesting talks in the session! Hope to see you there!
@AASLDtweets
#TLMDX
Dr. Mitchell and I will be co-chairing the Experiments in Alcohol-associated Liver Disease session at
#DDW2024
Please join us on Monday to get first access to the latest advances in basic sciences in ALD from some fantastic speakers!
@AASLDtweets
@DDWMeeting
#GITwitter
What’s in a name? A lot. Simple tip for everyone: “PMHx of Alcohol-associated liver disease w ongoing alcohol use disorder” and NEVER “Alcoholic liver disease w ongoing heavy drinking”. Thanks Dr. Mengfei Liu!
@YaleIMed
@YaleDigestive
(04/01) Decided to do a 30 day
#RethinkTheDrink
series for
#AlcoholAwarenessMonth
. Let’s start with the basic principle: Heavy drinking is 14 & 7 standard drinks PER WEEK for 👨 & 👩 respectively. But what is a “Standard” drink? One 🍺 🍷 🥃 🍹or 🍸? See the
@NIAAAnews
graphic:
This is your last chance to make a tax-deductible donation to support innovative
#hepatology
research in 2022! Together, we can stretch the boundaries of what’s possible in the world of liver disease research and care. Donate now at .
How to increase productivity late into the night? Edit your figures with Dr. Starzl’s biopic in the background. I promise it’ll work better than caffeine! Thanks
@AASLDtweets
for making this available! Very touching and inspiring.
#TLMDX
#LiverMtg21
@EduardoFinol_
Step 1: KNOW that it is doable, and remind yourself when you forget. Step 2: Get support from your entire system as you will need a LOT. Step 3: The actual USMLE Steps. Disclaimer- I wrote all USMLEs while on a full time job but my info source is n=1 😅
Deeply honored to be a
@AmCollegeGastro
clinical research grant award recipient among these women! Excited to continue working with the incredible
@DrLiverPatty
to address liver transplant disparities among HCC patients at our high-volume center
@JacksonHealth
@UMiamiHealth
What an incredible collection of important articles! Thank you
@AASLDtweets
for highlighting importance of understanding even common diseases in the context of gender. Also, I spy my mentor Dr.
@hmalhi
! 🤩
AASLD is committed to promoting gender diversity & equality in the field of
#hepatology
. To celebrate
#WomensHistoryMonth
, this journals collection showcases research focusing on unique health needs of
#women
as it relates to the specialty.
#LiverTwitter
Atorvastatin modulates YAP, AKT, and metallothionein pathways, which are implicated in HCC development, and attenuates a clinical HCC risk gene signature in in vitro models of HCV infection and NAFLD.
#OpenAccess
#HCV
#NAFLD
#LiverTwitter
#VisualAbstract
One of THE MOST interesting big-data analyses that I have read all year! “Interestingly” experimental and clinical research on PubMed segregated quite far apart from each other. Must read for any researcher! Great job
@hippopedoid
,
@ritagonmar
and team!
Really excited to present new work by
@ritagonmar
: we visualized the entire PubMed library, 21 million biomedical and life science papers, and learned a lot about --
THE LANDSCAPE OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Joint work with
@CellTypist
and
@benmschmidt
. 1/n
@Dr_AmerZeidan
@Rfonsi1
And please research the institute & lab on before signing! Regardless of best intentions- no funding usually = no way of providing salary support. Meaningful research training takes time & is not possible without funding- experimental & salary.
#Match2024
We want the fullest lives for a patients after liver transplant
Not just survival. Thrive-al.
Employment is part of that for many
So how many return to work?
New study in
@HepCommJournal
by Henson
@duke
#livertwitter
Maybe it’s time to settle the controversy somewhat and say- the only beneficial amount of alcohol is NO ALCOHOL. Easier said than done however… more on that later.
@ebtapper
@DeepikaDevuniMD
@hmalhi
@RotonyaC
Excited for
@sanchitkumarMD
to start the next part of his journey at UPenn! The kindest and smartest physician in town. Only the best to come from him 😎
Thrilled to match at UPenn!
Extremely grateful to
@fperrywilson
for the mentorship and guidance that made it possible! It is a privilege to learn and work at
#CTRA
under your guidance😊
Thank you friends, seniors and family for always being by my side.
Excited for the future!
Never assume and try to follow the Doctrine of Charity. If we can think, “I’m sure I don’t know half of what this person is going through,” that’s half the mental barrier overcome already!
As I pulled my resident aside after a tough day doing regional anesthesia, I asked the same first question I always ask when I have clinical competency concerns,
“How are things at home?”
Most of the time the answer is “fine.”
This time the answer was “I have cancer.”
1/
New candidates for subsequent match cycles starting their scientific careers or unmatched candidates- please read this thread from a world class lab while you look for postdoctoral positions.
#match2023
#match2024
1. As a PI who LOVES to give advice I think the question that I get asked the most is one the goes something like “how do I choose & apply for a postdoc”. I have a set answer & I have seen parts of it many times on twitter, but I wanted to write a thread that collates my thoughts
Did not know that my dear friend
@TanyaSh112
was such a good interviewer on top of being the best Cardiologist! Lessons can be incorporated to all specialties, so a MUST watch for everyone. Especially those in position to change things for the better.
#heforshe
I had the privilege of talking to Dr Michelle Kittleson as part of ACC FITs-on-the-go on overcoming challenges faced by
#WIC
and fostering an environment of inclusion and growth for women trainees
#ACCFIT
@MKIttlesonMD
Watch the full interview here:
A new paper and a tribute. We show in a global study that MELD best predicts 28d mortality in Alc Hep and that Maddrey's DF should not be used. I presented this in Johns Hopkins, and Dr. Maddrey congratulated me. A true gentleman.
#livertwitter
#medtwitter
Seen at a CT train station: online prescriptions for GLP-1 inhibitors. Starting at $99; minimal info about side-effects, necessity of lifestyle changes etc. Would an online company care if the “client” took GLP-1i all their lives? Dangerous. Fuzzy regulations.
Fascinating paper
@Nature
! Lower RNA Pol II transcription speed = Increased lifespan. Good topic to test for disease relevance as well. (Also, revisions from 2019 to 2023! That’s some exceptional ‘ageing’ 😉) Kudos to the authors’ perseverance!
Decades ago, U-M's Dr. Robert Bartlett was on the life-saving team when Hannah Abraham was born and went into severe respiratory distress. Today, he handed Hannah her diploma as she graduated with her M.D./Ph.D.
#UMichMSTP
#GoBlueMed
Now online "Management of alcohol use disorder in patients with cirrhosis in the setting of liver transplantation" at
@NatRevGastroHep
✅ Discuss pharmacotherapy for AUD in the LT setting
✅ Review behavioral therapies
✅ Propose a definition for relapse
The evidence suggests that while moderation is key, even moderate alcohol consumption can come with risks. As healthcare providers, it's our duty to inform patients about the potential risks associated with alcohol consumption.
#patienteducation
🧵 1/4: In the spirit of
#DryJanuary
(pardon the pun), please watch the
@NIAAAnews
video highlighting the work from one of my career mentors Dr.
@Lorenzo__Leggio
, an incredible Physician-Scientist and even better person & and NIAAA Director Dr. Koob. Major lacunae in AUD t/t …
Watch interviews with
#NIAAA
Director Dr. George F. Koob and
#NIH
scientist Dr. Lorenzo Leggio (
@NIAAANews
&
@NIDANews
) on researching medications to reduce alcohol cravings via
@nbcnews
Dr.
@DrPMonga
- an inspiring Physician-Scientist, an even better person and now also the Director of the Pittsburgh Liver Institute and Associate Dean of Research at Pitt SOM! Congratulations, Dr. Monga!
Is moderate alcohol consumption actually good for you? A study published in
@TheLancet
found that any amount of alcohol can increase the risk of health outcomes, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. (Gakidou et al., 2018)
@AASLDtweets
I've seen too many brilliant young doctors giving up on their dream to become a PHYSICIAN-SCIENTIST.
It is a critical career path to translate science into medicine.
ACADEMIC CENTERS should support it much more.
@AASLDtweets
#livertwitter
@EASLedu
With push for personalized medicine, imaging mass cytometry, CyToF, single-cell sequencing will lead the way to finding new specific therapies and biomarkers. No two patients are the same! Beautiful proof of concept research from the very talented
@VivianOrtizMD
!
@AASLDtweets
Congratulations to
@NayantaraCoelho
@NavButtarMD
and
@DougSimonetto
who were recognized by the
@MayoClinic
DOM for their contributions to the REMODi (Remote Monitoring to Enhance Timely Hospital Dismissal) Team to Transform the Inpatient Clinical Practice Toward the 2030 Vision
Days like today should remind us of one simple but elegant truth: one world, one people! Opportunities to learn from each other = endless. Thanks Dr.
@MarkDSiegel1
!
@AASLDtweets
Congratulations, Dr.
@VilarinhoSilvia
, the new
@YaleMedPSTP
director! It was such a privilege to interact with you and Dr.
@DelaCruzYaleMed
during the interview season. Can’t wait to learn tricks of the trade under your leadership!
@BevTchangMD
@RotonyaC
Learned from Dr.
@RotonyaC
about differences in steatosis in various ALD models they used in her lab from her talk at Mayo. Utilized a longer feeding model per her suggestion and will present data from those experiments this AASLD. Grateful!
For a long time, it was thought that moderate alcohol consumption had health benefits. But recent research has challenged these claims. A study in
@bmj_latest
found that alcohol consumption is a leading cause of cancer in European countries. (Schütze et al., 2011)
#cancer
#Match2024
applicants, please choose a program that says, “how can we help achieve your professional goals?” rather than hide behind the fact that a pathway does not yet exist to support you for x, y or z reasons.
Not every serving at a bar is the same! First step? Analyze our own individual “standard drink” consumption. Every patient come with different needs and stage of contemplation. If they are ready to hear it- maybe the first step is to explain this? Knowledge is power!
🧵 4/4: Another must read for any specialists or trainees working with patients with ALD, AUD, AH- complete guide in
@NEJM
to take to heart for years to come.
@AASLDtweets
#ALDSIG
@MayoClinicGIHep
Such important work from Dr.
@JasmohanBajaj
and others. Unfortunate reality of worse outcomes in resource limited countries and thus important policy considerations, especially when looking at cumulative results.
@LancetGastroHep
Studying
#cirrhosis
disparities, a lot needs to be done to improve access, but
🙏
#CLEARED
consortium 90 ctrs, 25 countries &growing in 6 continents!
🙏
@LancetGastroHep
🙏
@LaurenNephewMD
for an incredible commentary
✅Together we need to make things better!